diff --git a/src/ci/run.sh b/src/ci/run.sh
index 98f2cdac5dc..abeff7b837d 100755
--- a/src/ci/run.sh
+++ b/src/ci/run.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ source "$ci_dir/shared.sh"
 
 export CARGO_REGISTRIES_CRATES_IO_PROTOCOL=sparse
 
-if ! isCI || isCiBranch auto || isCiBranch beta || isCiBranch try || isCiBranch try-perf; then
+if ! isCI || isCiBranch auto || isCiBranch beta || isCiBranch try || isCiBranch try-perf || \
+  isCiBranch automation/bors/try; then
     RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS="$RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS --set build.print-step-timings --enable-verbose-tests"
     RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS="$RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS --set build.metrics"
     HAS_METRICS=1
diff --git a/src/ci/scripts/verify-channel.sh b/src/ci/scripts/verify-channel.sh
index cd28748a44b..edeea20144b 100755
--- a/src/ci/scripts/verify-channel.sh
+++ b/src/ci/scripts/verify-channel.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ IFS=$'\n\t'
 
 source "$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)/../shared.sh"
 
-if isCiBranch auto || isCiBranch try || isCiBranch try-perf; then
+if isCiBranch auto || isCiBranch try || isCiBranch try-perf || isCiBranch automation/bors/try; then
     echo "channel verification is only executed on PR builds"
     exit
 fi